I wasn't going to get any of the IM3 figures but I saw the first wave of basic figures and decided what the heck, there were only 4 in the first wave and at $5.88 at Walmart, who cares? Still, no idea when or if any other waves are coming out and it seems rather sad to have just those four figures. I've looked for any announcement for future waves and come up empty. It seems really stupid for the second biggest movie premiere in film history, to have so few toys available.

I didn't like the lack of paint job for the Mark XXXIX Gemini figure. So I re-painted the black with dark grey and then some...

Just wanted to say there is a kid's book called Iron Man 3 Suits of Armor which is only $4. It has back and side views of some of the armors from the film. Thought it might give you some ideas if you were going to repaint any more of the armors. The Iron Man 3 Art book is pretty cool but that one's $50.

Got my first of these last night, the Cold Snap armor. I think they will look good in a Hall of Armor display, and I kind of like the reuse of the IM2 repulsor accessories, especially in new colors. I also think these might be good for repainting. Anyone tempted to do a repaint competition?

CCC.

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Got my first of these last night, the Cold Snap armor. I think they will look good in a Hall of Armor display, and I kind of like the reuse of the IM2 repulsor accessories, especially in new colors. I also think these might be good for repainting. Anyone tempted to do a repaint competition?

CCC.

2 down, 1 to go for the hat trick.

CCC.

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Found two new TRU exclusive Iron Man 3 Assemblers yesterday and one of them is the Red Snapper with the extended arms. It actually looks pretty cool and seems to be a new sculpt, not a repaint. The one that comes with it might be a repaint of an earlier Assembler, but it still looks cool. They come in a two pack with lots of extra accessories. Sadly, the price was a bit jacked ($23), but I felt it was worth it to get at least one actual movie canon armor.

Looks like there might be a little more life left in this line yet.

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